Governorate

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A governorate or governate is an

states or provinces, the term governorate is typically used to calque
divisions of non-English-speaking administrations.

The most common usage are as a translation of

general-gubernatorstvo of Imperial Russia or the gobiernos of Imperial Spain
.

Arab countries

The term governorate is widely used in Arab countries to describe an administrative unit. Some governorates combine more than one Muhafazah; others closely follow traditional boundaries inherited from the Ottoman Empire's vilayet system.

With the exception of Tunisia, all translations into the term governorate originate in the Arabic word muhafazah (

Arabic
: مُحَافَظَة).

Germany

In the modern

Bavaria, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as others in the past, there are sub-state administrative regions called Regierungsbezirke, lit. 'governmental districts', which are sometimes translated into English as "governorates" (also "regions" or "counties" in the US sense).[2][3]

During the time of the Third Reich, a "General Government for the Occupied Polish Areas" (German: Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete) existed. The German (based on a traditional Prussian term) is sometimes translated as General Governorate.

Greece

The "New Lands" added to the

First World War, but the governorate generals (Greek
: Γενικαὶ Διοικήσεις, Genikaí Dioikíseis, sing. Γενική Διοίκησις, Genikí Dioíkisis) continued in use in various forms until their complete abolishment in 1955.

Italian Empire

Portuguese Empire

In the Portuguese Empire, a governorate general (Portuguese: governo-geral) were a colonial administration. They usually were created in order to be a centralized government over smaller colonies or territories of the Portuguese Empire.

Governorate Generals of the Portuguese Empire:

Romania

See also: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Romania (1941–1944)

During World War II, Romania administrated three governorates, two of them part of Romania, the Bessarabia Governorate and the Bukovina Governorate, and one under Romanian administration, but not as an integral part of Romania, the Transnistria Governorate.

Russian Empire

Congress Kingdom of Poland

Grand Duchy of Finland

Spanish Empire

Main article: Governorates of the Spanish Empire

In the

audiencia or captaincy general, and the viceroy in areas directly under the viceroy's administration. The powers and duties of a governor were identical to a corregidor
but a governor managed a larger or more prosperous area than the former.

Ukraine

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ukraine (1918–1925)

When

okruhas, and three cities with special status. Each governorate (Ukrainian huberniia) was subdivided by the smaller unit of county (povit) and still smaller volost
.

By the end of the

Ukrainian SSR.[4] Soviet Ukraine was reorganized into twelve governorates, which were reduced to nine in 1922, and then replaced with okruhas in 1925.[5]

Vatican City

Under the

ex officio by the President of the Governorate of Vatican City State. The other key officers of the Governorate are the General Secretary and the Vice General Secretary. All three officers are appointed by the pope for five-year terms.[6]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7864-6097-7
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  2. ^ "English Translation of "Regierungsbezirk" | Collins German-English Dictionary". Collins German-English Dictionary. April 15, 2022. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. Brockhaus
    . p. 274.
  4. OCLC 973559701
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  5. OCLC 57002343
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  6. ^ Pope John Paul II (November 26, 2000). "Fundamental Law of Vatican City State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
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